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Mr Heath has experience leading and growing prominent consumer brands across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. His 15-year executive career includes CEO and Managing Director roles at companies such as Rebel Sport, Godfrey's & Hoover and Fantastic Holdings, where he demonstrated expertise in retail operations, strategic management and driving shareholder value. Mr. Heath currently serves as Chair of Temple & Webster Group Limited and is a Director for Sapphire Group Pty Ltd, Sapphire Group Holdings Pty Ltd and Sapphire Retail Pty Ltd. Mr. Heath as also held board positions at Best & Less Holdings Limited, Total Tools Pty Ltd and Redhill Education Ltd. His board experience spans sectors, including e-commerce, retail, education and early childhood learning, showcasing his adaptability and strategic acumen. Mr. Heath possesses expertise in business models, including multi-country operations and vertically integrated supply chains. He is adept at navigating strategic scenarios, from IPOs and takeovers to capital raises and business turnarounds. His early career in software engineering provides a technology perspective, relevant in his current focus on AI integration at Temple & Webster. He is member of the People, Culture and Education Committee. Former listed public Company Directorships in the last three years: Best & Less Holdings retired (30 September 2023) and Redhill Education Ltd retired (31 October 2021).

Dr Trimble is an experienced senior management and finance executive of publicly listed companies having held roles at CSR Limited, Rinker Limited, ABC Learning Limited and Sugar Terminals Limited. These roles have crossed a range of industries comprising education, construction materials, manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture and includes 12 years of experience in the USA. He is also an experienced Non-Executive Director. Peter has a background in child care operations, having joined ABC Learning in 2008 (now Goodstart Early Learning) as Chief Financial Officer immediately prior to the group going into administration and being a critical part of the team that managed, restructured and prepared the child care business for sale. Peter also has a background in governance, risk management, strategy and planning, merger and acquisitions and business restructuring and improvement. He is chair of Risk Management Committee. He currently holds Directorships with Sugar Terminals Limited (appointed 18 December 2024).

Ms Cogin has worked in the Australian education sector for more than 30 years. In addition to her Non-Executive Director responsibilities, Professor Cogin is the Provost at Australian Catholic University (ACU). In this role, she is responsible for education and research outcomes, the student experience, financial performance and global operations. As the Chief Academic Officer of the university, Professor Cogin holds accountability for the quality and integrity of all academic work. Prior to ACU, she was Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President at RMIT University, Australia's multisector university and accountable for financial, people, legal and student experience outcomes in Australia, Vietnam, Singapore and China. Over the last two decades, Professor Cogin has held a number of senior academic leadership positions, including Dean and Head of UQ Business School at the University of Queensland and Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales. She has also Chaired the Board of two education entities which were subsidiaries of universities. Professor Cogin has made leadership contributions while achieving research and education outcomes. Professor Cogin has been engaged as an expert witness in a number of tribunals and courts of Australia. In 2016, she was named as one of Australia's Women of Influence for her work to address gender imbalance in leadership. She is chair of the People, Culture and Education Committee and Chair Education Advisory Committee.

Ms Zabel is experienced in customer centred business transformation, brand strategy, innovation, digital communications, customer experience and change leadership. She has 20 years' senior executive experience working across companies and brands in FMCG, food, technology and communications industries including multinationals, ASX 100 and not for profits. Her previous roles include National Marketing Director for Lion, VP Marketing for McDonald's Australia and CEO and Board Director of The Advertising Council of Australia. Margaret has also served as a Non-Executive Board Director for the mental health charity R U OK? and is currently a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Select Harvests, The Reject Shop, Collective Wellness Group and Australian Vintage. She is Member of People, Culture and Education Committee. Other current listed public Company Directorships are held with The Reject Shop (appointed 4 June 2021), Select Harvests (appointed 1 Oct 2022) and Australian Vintage (appointed 23 July 2024).

Ms Singh has over 30 years' retail experience in C-suite roles across business transformation, general management, retail operations, change management and human resources. Debra was the first woman to run a trading division at Woolworths where she spent 11 years working across supermarkets, operations and consumer electronics. In more recent years Debra was also the CEO of Fantastic Furniture and Group CEO of Greenlit Brands Household Goods. Debra is also a Non-Executive Director of the Shaver Shop, The Kids Cancer Project and Hypnos Group boards. She is member of Risk Management Committee and member of People, Culture and Education Committee.She currently holds Directorship with Shaver Shop Group Limited (appointed 2 September 2020).

Ms Thornton has worked in corporate finance agencies for more than 15 years. She brings a strategic commercial focus to the G8 Education Board, having previously held senior positions with JBWere, Goldman Sachs and NAB. Toni has more than 15 years' experience in audit at board level. Current directorships include Star Entertainment Group Limited, as well as being a Founding Director of the private child care enterprise Habitat Early Learning. Toni was previously a Board Member of CS Energy, South Bank Corporation, boutique developer Devcorp and the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation. During her time with a global investment bank, Toni gained strategic advisory experience with prominent Queensland listed companies, private companies and Profit for Purpose groups including a number of Queensland's hospital groups. She is member of the Risk Management Committee.

Mr Okhovat, prior to joining the Group, held senior leadership positions across a number of retail organisations in Australia and internationally, including as the Managing Director of BIG W, Chief Executive Officer of NZX listed retailer The Warehouse and as a senior leader at UK retailers Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys and ASDA/Walmart. Pejman has experience with charitable organisations as director of Variety NZ and chair of The Warehouse Trust in New Zealand. He has experience in leading teams within geographically dispersed networks, with a focus on customer service, business transformation and delivering value for all stakeholders. Pejman is committed to continuing G8 Education's purpose-led approach to delivering societal impact through quality early childhood education and care delivered through a team of educators and support teams.

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